Cast: James A. Marcus
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring James A. Marcus. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 31
Sadie Thompson
1928 · Movie · 97 min. · United States
Direction Raoul Walsh
Cast Gloria Swanson · Lionel Barrymore · Raoul Walsh · Blanche Friderici
Synopsis Sadie Thompson arrives in Pago-Pago to start a new life, but when extremist missionary Davidson lashes out against her lifestyle and tries to force her back to San Francisco, she may lose her second chance.
6.8
162 votes
6.8
162 votes
Regeneration
1915 · Movie · 72 min. · United States
Direction Raoul Walsh
Cast Anna Q. Nilsson · Rockcliffe Fellowes · John McCann · James A. Marcus
Synopsis At 10 years old, Owens becomes a ragged orphan when his sainted mother dies. The Conways, who are next door neighbors, take Owen in, but the constant drinking by Jim soon puts Owen on the street. By 17, Owen learns...
6.7
117 votes
6.7
117 votes
Oliver Twist
1922 · Movie · 94 min. · United States
Direction Frank Lloyd
Cast Jackie Coogan · James A. Marcus · Aggie Herring · Nelson McDowell
Synopsis Oliver's mother, a penniless outcast, died giving birth to him. As a young boy Oliver is brought up in a workhouse, later apprenticed to an uncaring undertaker, and eventually is taken in by a gang of thieves who befriend him...
6.7
312 votes
6.7
312 votes
The Eagle
1925 · Movie · 73 min. · United States
Direction Clarence Brown
Cast Rudolph Valentino · Vilma Bánky · Louise Dresser · Albert Conti
Synopsis Vladimir Dubrouvsky, a lieutenant in the Russian army, catches the eye of Czarina Catherine II. He spurns her advances and flees, and she puts out a warrant for his arrest, dead or alive. Vladimir learns that his father's lands have...
6.4
154 votes
6.4
154 votes
Billy the Kid
1930 · Movie · 98 min. · United States
Direction King Vidor
Cast Johnny Mack Brown · Wallace Beery · Kay Johnson · Karl Dane
Synopsis In this version of the Billy the Kid legend, Billy, after shooting down land baron William Donovan's henchmen for killing Billy's boss, is hunted down and captured by his friend, Sheriff Pat Garrett. He escapes and is on his way...
6.4
40 votes
6.4
40 votes
Liliom
1930 · Movie · 94 min. · United States
Direction Frank Borzage
Cast Charles Farrell · Rose Hobart · Estelle Taylor · H.B. Warner
Synopsis Charles Farrell in his greatest role.
6.3
66 votes
6.3
66 votes
Hell's House
1932 · Movie · 72 min. · United States
Direction Howard Higgin
Cast Bette Davis · Pat O'Brien · Junior Durkin · Frank Coghlan Jr.
Synopsis Jimmy idolizes bootlegger Matt, and when he refuses to implicate his friend, he is sent to reform school. He befriends Shorty, a boy with a heart condition, and escapes to let the world know about the brutal conditions.
6.0
31 votes
6.0
31 votes
Lightnin'
1925 · Movie · 104 min. · United States
Direction John Ford
Cast Jay Hunt · Wallace MacDonald · Richard Travers · J. Farrell MacDonald
6.0
28 votes
6.0
28 votes
Duck Soup (S)
1927 · Movie · 20 min. · United States
Direction Fred Guiol
Cast Stan Laurel · Oliver Hardy · James A. Marcus · William Austin
Synopsis Pursued by forest rangers who want to press them into fire-fighting duty, Stanley and Oliver hide in the home of a big-game hunter who has just left town. When they find out that the servants will be away for the...
5.8
38 votes
5.8
38 votes
In Old Arizona
1928 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
Direction Irving Cummings · Raoul Walsh
Cast Warner Baxter · Edmund Lowe · Dorothy Burgess · Tom Smith
Synopsis Army Sergeant Mickey Dunn sets out in pursuit of the Cisco Kid, a notorious if kind-hearted and charismatic bandit of the Old West. The Kid spends much of his loot on Tonia, the woman he loves, not realizing that she...
5.5
58 votes
5.5
58 votes
The Trail Beyond
1934 · Movie · 55 min. · United States
Direction Robert N. Bradbury
Cast John Wayne · Verna Hillie · Noah Beery · Robert Frazer
Synopsis Rod Drew has been sent to find a missing miner and his daughter. He is joined by old friend Wabi whom he has to rescue from card cheats that framed him for murder. Later they find a skeleton and a...
4.8
102 votes
4.8
102 votes
The Serpent
1916 · Movie · 60 min. · United States
Direction Raoul Walsh
Cast Theda Bara · James A. Marcus · Lillian Hathaway · Charles Craig
Synopsis Peasant girl Vania is assaulted by a duke who murders her lover and sends her away to London. There she becomes a famous actress. The Duke, seeing her perform but not recognizing her, hears that his son is wounded. "If...
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The Texan
1930 · Movie · 79 min. · United States
Direction John Cromwell
Cast Gary Cooper · Fay Wray · Emma Dunn · Oscar Apfel
Synopsis A TERROR to men! A TORMENT to women! A THRILL for all!
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Captain Salvation
1927 · Movie · 87 min. · United States
Direction John S. Robertson
Cast Lars Hanson · Marceline Day · Pauline Starke · George Fawcett
Synopsis A returning seminary student goes up against a small New England town when he comes to the aid of a prostitute who has been injured, despite the townspeople's calls for her to be run out of town. His stand endangers...
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Dick Turpin
1925 · Movie · 70 min. · United States
Direction John G. Blystone
Cast Tom Mix · Alan Hale · Kathleen Myers · Philo McCullough
Synopsis About a vicious highway man in the 1700's.
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Captain of the Guard
1930 · Movie · 83 min. · United States
Direction John S. Robertson
Cast Laura La Plante · John Boles · Sam De Grasse · James A. Marcus
Synopsis A captain of the king's guards secretly works for the rebels.
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Rose of the Rancho
1936 · Movie · 85 min. · United States
Direction Marion Gering
Cast John Boles · Gladys Swarthout · Charles Bickford · Grace Bradley
Synopsis It is California in 1852 that only recently being surrendered by Mexico to the United States and admitted into the union. Most of the land-owners of California were the descendants of the Dons who had colonized it a hundred years...
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The Meddlin' Stranger
1927 · Movie · 50 min. · United States
Direction Richard Thorpe
Cast Hal Taliaferro · Nola Luxford · Charles K. French · Mabel Van Buren
Synopsis Wally Fraser comes to Juniper City to take revenge on the murderer of his father, whom he believes to be Dawson, a local banker. After rescuing the daughter of rancher Crawford from a runaway team, Wally warns Crawford that Al...
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The Lonely Trail
1936 · Movie · 56 min. · United States
Direction Joseph Kane
Cast John Wayne · Ann Rutherford · Cy Kendall · Bob Kortman
Synopsis Though he fought for the North in the Civil War, John is asked by the Governor of Texas to get rid of some troublesome carpetbaggers. He enlists the help of Holden before learning that Holden too is plundering the local...
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Beau Brummel
1924 · Movie · 135 min. · United States
Direction Harry Beaumont
Cast John Barrymore · Mary Astor · Willard Louis · Carmel Myers
Synopsis George Bryan Brummel, a British military officer, loves Lady Margery, the betrothed of Lord Alvanley. Despite her own desperate love for Brummel, she submits to family pressure and marries Lord Alvanley. Brummel, broken-hearted, embarks upon a life of revelry. He...
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